Starting on January 12th 2017, the Global Labour University (GLU) will be running a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Decent Work in Global Supply Chains.
The course is aimed at trade unionists and anybody interested in decent work in global supply chains. It will is offered free of charge in the audit track, and costs 49 € in the certificate track.
The online course, which will run over 8 weeks, will be launched with a live Facebook discussion with course instructor Prof. Mark Anner on 12 January 2017 at 13:00 pm UTC.
You can join this discussion by registering for the following Facebook event:
https://www.facebook.com/events/370969809911625/
You can read more about the course, and enrol for free here:
https://iversity.org/en/courses/decent-work-in-global-supply-chains
Scholarships
The GLU is offering a limited number of scholarships for trade unionists from non-OECD countries to enter the certificate track of the course free of charge. Those interested in applying for a scholarship should first enrol on the course for free at:
https://iversity.org/en/courses/decent-work-in-global-supply-chains
And then send an email to online@global-labour-university.org with the following information:
- Your iversity user name
- Your Name, Country, City
- A short information about your background including on what you do professionally and how you are engaged with labour and global supply chains issues.
In order to receive a scholarship, applicants must first complete 80% of the video lectures and quizzes by the end of the 4th course week (8 February). Successful applicants will be informed and receive their scholarships in mid-February.